Abel de Pujol
Alexandre-Denis-Abel de Pujol or Abel de Pujol (30 January 1785 in Valenciennes – 29 September 1861 in Paris) was a French painter. He was a student of David and his own students included Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps and Emile Levy. He painted the ceiling of the grand-staircase at the Louvre as well as the galerie de Diane at Fontainebleau and the ceiling of the Bourse de Paris. A member of the Institut de France, he was an officer of the légion d'honneur.
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 Self-portrait, 1812 | |
| Born | Alexandre-Denis-Abel de Pujol 30 January 1785 |
| Died | 29 September 1861 (aged 76) Paris |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Painting |
Notable work | ceiling of the grand-staircase at the Louvre, galerie de Diane at Fontainebleau, ceiling of the Bourse de Paris |
| Awards | Officer of the légion d'honneur |
Abel de Pujol, ca.1860. Photograph by André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri
Selected works
Caesar going to the Senate on the Ides of March 
The Execution of
Mary Queen of Scots
Students
- Julien Hudson, (1811–1844)
- François Debon, (1816–1872)
- Adrienne Marie Louise Grandpierre-Deverzy, (1798–1869) who married him
- Auguste Désiré Saint-Quentin, (1833–1906)
- Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, (1803–1860)
- Alphonse Lami, (1822-1867)
Bibliography
- Théodore Pelloquet Dictionnaire de poche des artistes contemporains Paris 1858
- Georges Rouget Notice sur Abel de Pujol, peintre d'histoire, membre de l'Institut typ. de E. Prignet Paris 1861 on Googlebooks
External links
- Analysis of the work 'Workshop of Abel de Pujol' by Adrienne Marie Louise Grandpierre-Deverzy
- Abel de Pujol @ ArtCyclopedia
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